Congressman's Son Pleads Guilty to Beating Up Girlfriend Outside Bar

It's Patrick Moran's second run of bad publicity this year

Patrick Moran is having a tough year. The son of Congressman James Moran (D-VA) has plead guilty to beating up his girlfriend outside a bar in the Columbia Heights section of Washington, D.C., reports Washington City Paper.

That's less than two months after the Arlington County Police Department, in Northern Virginia, opened a criminal investigation of Patrick Moran over a video purportedly showing him offering advice on how to cast fraudulent ballots.

Moran and his girlfriend were fighting outside the Getaway bar around 1:23 a.m. on Dec. 1, according to a police report, over Moran talking to another woman. Suddenly, Moran allegedly slammed his girlfriend's head into the bar's metal trash can cage. Moran was arrested for felony domestic violence assault, but pleaded the charge down to simple assault.

It's not the first run of bad publicity for the Moran family when it comes to domestic disputes. The congressman's second wife filed for divorce in 1999, one day after an argument at the couple's Alexandria, VA, home which resulted in a visit by the police.

Not a chance. In a perfect world children would be the epitome of what their parents wish them to be. This is not a perfect world, sometimes kids turn out rotten to the core, but you can not hold the parents responsible for adult children (even ones that don't act like adults)

No. We raise our children to the best of our ability, most of the time anyway, and then those adults make their own choices. Since we cannot possibly be privy to what Congressman Moran may or may not have tried to teach his son, I hold the son solely responsible for his own behavior.

If the Congressman used his position to get the son's sentence reduced he should be held accountable for any following actions. If the son did not receive the standard sentence for his first offense and repeats the crime, his father's actions are part of the problem.

Seriously, these guys use their position to help their children and friends in many ways. It is part of their whole power trip.

The libs will just consider this freedom of expression since this involves a Democrat.If a Republican/conservative had this happen, the "compassionate" libs would be screaming about boycotts and how the rich need to pay more in taxes so the government can fun domestic violence programs. Other than that this will just be swept under the rug by the lib media and never heard of again.

No. How is it Moran's fault that his son is a screw-up. I do think the VA police shouldn't cut him a break and the DA shouldn't give any special treatment. But I think a lotta things that probably won't matter in this case.

Absolutely not. Every man is this responsible for his OWN actions. I rarely blame parents for the actions of their kids. I was a troubled teenager myself and it was absolutely not my mom's fault. There were other influences that caused me to behave the way I did.

What the voters hold against the congressman will be whatever stupidity the press decides to stir up. Of course he should not be held accountable for the actions of his adult son unless it can be proven he was also involved.